George came up with an idea that we both think is brilliant. He thought we could use a u-shaped handle on the swim platform that could be used when entering and exiting the dinghy. The handle would be inserted into the same holes used for the swim ladder. George first went to Cambridge Camvas and Sail and asked if they could bend some stainless steel tubing that we had after we removed one of the bows for the bimini. They said they couldn’t because the angle was too tight but recommended another local metal fabricating company in Cambridge, C.K. Lord. George took the measurements to C.K. Lord and within a week they had fashioned the handle. We love it. It makes it so much easier to get into and out of the dinghy. It is also safer to grab the handle instead of the edge of the swim platform when pulling up to the boat in choppy seas. We now don’t have to risk getting our hands caught between the dinghy and the swim platform. When we are not using it we store it in a lazarrette in the cockpit so it is always handy. Brilliant, George!
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